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Trinity College London appoints new head of teacher development

22 March 2013

Trinity College London, an international examinations board for the arts and English Language, has appointed Christopher Walters as its new head of teacher development (music). Walters is currently editor of Music Teacher magazine and will step down from this role in April.

The appointment follows the announcement that Trinity College is one of two exam boards that will deliver the new Certificate for Music Educators (CME), the other being ABRSM. The CME was first called for in the government’s 2012 National Plan for Music and subsequently drafted by Arts Council England and Creative and Cultural Skills, in consultation with the music education sector.

Francesca Christmas, head of academic governance for music at Trinity College, said: ‘We are delighted to have Chris join the team here at Trinity to help us develop the CME as part of our growing programme of teacher support. Trinity has a strong track record of providing qualifications for teachers of music and other subjects, and we are confident that we can continue developing our international teacher development portfolio in order to meet the needs of the sector effectively.’

Before joining the staff at Music Teacher magazine in 2009, Walters spent eight years as an instrumental and classroom teacher and professional musician. He said: ‘It is a great honour to be offered this exciting role. I’m hugely looking forward to joining Trinity to work at the heart of music education in the vital area of teacher support.’ He added: ‘It has been a pleasure and a privilege to edit Music Teacher, and I wish my successor well.’

It has been a busy year for Music Teacher magazine and Rhinegold Publishing, with the company’s inaugural Music Education Expo and Music Teacher Awards having just taken place at London’s Barbican on 20-21 March.

Ciaran Morton, managing director of Rhinegold Publishing, said: ‘We wish Chris well in his new role and would like to thank him for the sterling work he has done in developing Music Teacher over the last few years. It’s an exciting time for Music Teacher and Rhinegold, and we look forward to seeing our work in the area of music education continue to grow.’